Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
The principal of a former student on probation for his role in a racially charged altercation at the Brattleboro Transportation Center last year says the youth broadcast a public message for no reason other than apologizing to the community for his actions. Larry C. Pratt, 18, of Guilford "knows he made some serious mistakes and I think genuinely wants to atone for them," Brattleboro Union High School Principal Jim Day said of Pratt's apology, recorded Feb. 18 and broadcast two...
The original permit from Blue Heron Hydro [“For hydro dams, a chicken and egg,” Jan. 11] matched word for word with that issued for the development work on the West River done in the 1970s. These proposals, which are public record, used 100 percent of the potential energy of both the dams. At Ball Mountain, the potential head from the historical lake level is 80 feet, with 45 feet of the head after the gatehouse where Blue Heron plans on...
Jandee Lee Porter, local country singing ingenue, will perform Saturday, Nov. 24, at the new Windham Ballroom in the Square in Bellows Falls. Doors open at 8 p.m., and the show starts at 9. Porter's performance is the third in the Popolo Music Series, which also features international cult rock pioneer Kristin Hersh and new folk veteran Peter Mulvey. Porter's country set fits neatly between these and progressive bluegrass “nu-grass” sensations Hot Day At The Zoo, who perform Dec 1.
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